Best Before 1984

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Best Before 1984
Studio album by Crass
Released	1986
Recorded	Various
Genre	Punk rock/Anarcho Punk
Length	79:03
Label	Crass
Producer(s)	Crass
Crass chronology
Yes Sir I Will (1983)	Best Before 1984 (1986)	Christ: The Bootleg (1989)

Best Before 1984 is a compilation of Crass' singles and other tracks, released in 1986, including lyrics and a booklet ("...In Which Crass Voluntarily 'Blow Their Own'") which details the history of the band in their own words. The album was named in reference to the notion that 1984 was the band's 'sell by date', the year that they had often publicly stated that they would split up. Indeed the band ceased gigging and recording in this year.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Do They Owe Us a Living?"
2. "Major General Despair"
3. "Angela Rippon"
4. "Reality Asylum"
5. "Shaved Women"
6. "Bloody Revolutions"
7. "Nagasaki Nightmare"
8. "Big A Little A"
9. "Rival Tribal Rebel Revel"
10. "Sheep Farming In The Falklands (Flexi)"
11. "How Does It Feel?"
12. "The Immortal Death"
13. "Don't Tell Me You Care"
14. "Gotcha"
15. "You're Already Dead"
16. "Nagasaki Is Yesterday's Dog-End"
17. "Don't Get Caught"
18. "Smash The Mac"
19. "Do They Owe Us A Living?(Live in Aberdare from last gig)"

Crass

Period of activity: Formed 1977, disbanded 1984 Band members: Penny Rimbaud (drums), Gee Vaucher (artwork), Steve Ignorant (voice), N.A.Palmer (Guitar), Phil Free (Guitar), Pete Wright (Bass), Eve Libertine (Voice), Joy De Vivre (Voice), Mick Duffield (films), John Loder (engineer) Major album releases: The Feeding of the 5000, Stations of the Crass, Penis Envy, Christ – The Album, Yes Sir, I Will, Acts of Love, Best Before 1984 See also: Crass Records, Corpus Christi Records, EXIT, Crass Agenda, Last Amendment, Dial House, Anarcho-punk